Here’s a good chance to see how the states official Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee operates. The OBPAC is set to meet in Portland on December 18th. Public is welcome to attend. Details are below…

SALEM – The Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will hold its next meeting 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 in Portland, at the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Region 1 headquarters, 123 NW Flanders. Agenda items include discussions about the ConnectOregon V application review process, ODOT Maintenance practices as they relate to biking, and Enhance It funding for 2017 – 2020.

Those who wish to testify are encouraged to sign up on the public comment sheet provided at the meeting. General guidelines: provide written summaries when possible and limit comments to 3 minutes. If you bring written summaries or other materials to the meeting, please provide the chairperson with a copy prior to your testimony.

Accommodations will be provided to persons with disabilities. To request an accommodation, please call ODOT’s Bicycle/Pedestrian Program office at (503) 986-3555 or statewide relay, 7-1-1.

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3 Comments

9wattsDecember 10, 2013 at 12:24 pm

While soliciting public input is always good, the question I have is what (if anything) ODOT plans to do with the input this committee might be expected to receive?

From your last article on this committee I see that the topics under consideration include:
* development of the new Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Modal Plan,
* ODOT’s new Active Transportation Section, and
* the department’s new intermodal policies.

Perhaps this is *the* venue for getting some traction on, say, Barbur?
Why am I not optimistic?